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As far as I'm aware, OneWeb sats have the Astroscale grappling point on them so the vehicle Astroscale is developing can grab and deorbit the dead satellites. T
by dotnet00 3y ago
As far as I'm aware, OneWeb sats have the Astroscale grappling point on them so the vehicle Astroscale is developing can grab and deorbit the dead satellites. The most recent news on that being that an in-orbit demonstration is intended to launch in 2025.
Edit: correction, oneweb doesn't specifically use the astroscale grappling fixture, instead it seems they use either their own design, or ones designed by Altius. Apparently these designs are such that they can be grappled either mechanically or magnetically, so presumably the difference is not significant enough to meaningfully limit which MEV can handle the job.